# Distance from Samarinda-Borneo Island (AAP) to San Francisco (SFO)

> 12,661 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,661 km / 7,867 mi / 6,836 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 48° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 289° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 10:39 in Samarinda-Borneo Island, it's 19:39 in San Francisco)
- **Elevation difference**: 60 ft (SFO is lower than AAP)

## Airports

### [Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport (AAP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aap-samarinda-borneo-island-aji-pangeran-tumenggung-pranoto-international-airport/1ef266df-f9a8-6c68-8701-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Samarinda-Borneo Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WALS
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: -0.380000, 117.250000
- Elevation: 73 ft

### [San Francisco International Airport (SFO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sfo-san-francisco-san-francisco-international-airport/1ef266df-382a-66ea-a1cc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: San Francisco, United States
- ICAO: KSFO
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 37.620000, -122.380000
- Elevation: 13 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 10:39 in Samarinda-Borneo Island, it's 19:39 in San Francisco.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport (AAP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aap-samarinda-borneo-island-aji-pangeran-tumenggung-pranoto-international-airport/1ef266df-f9a8-6c68-8701-06bb2780ed98)
- [San Francisco International Airport (SFO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sfo-san-francisco-san-francisco-international-airport/1ef266df-382a-66ea-a1cc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)